Colin Powell's Kids Gave Him a Corvette for Christmas and Made Him Pay For It

Colin Powell is a retired general and US Secretary of State. He's worked hard, so he deserves something nice, like this 2015 Corvette. No, it isn't a Z51 pack, but it is a good color combo and the C7 Vette is a good car.

The story behind the Corvette is better than the car itself. On Christmas, Powell arrived at his son's house, and the car was sitting there with a bow on it and everything, like it was some sort of Lexus. Powell thought the gesture was unbelievably nice and he was thrilled to have his new Corvette. Until the next week.

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"Then on Tuesday they sent me the friggin' bill."

This is Powell's third Corvette, and like VP Joe Biden, he's definitely a fan of America's greatest sports car. So what happens when you get Biden's cherry '67 and Powell's 2015 together for a little drag race? Find out below.